Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 36 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) is 36, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 39 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2001.
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 42nd of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 | — |
| 2001 | 10 | -44.4% |
| 2002 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15 | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 11 | -31.2% |
| 2008 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 21 | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 23 | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 29 | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 29 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 29 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 32 | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 35 | +9.4% |
| 2025 | 39 | +11.4% |
| 2026 | 36 | -7.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -44.4% | 18 | 10 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8 | 10 | 18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8 | 10 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.14 | 29 | 39 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
More gender data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 7.4% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 28.8% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 31.0% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 28.7% (2023)
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 26.2% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.01 (2019)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.1% (2026)
- Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have 52.5% (2025)
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of 23.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 36 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 39 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2001.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 42nd out of 42 groups with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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